Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ericdaster/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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Alleged master, created in 2007, has an apparent history of promotional editing, especially their deleted page Onlyoz.

They created Draft:Jacaranda Finance on June 30, and Ericdaster later expanded it:.

Ericdaster created Draft:Dr. Trinetra Haldar on August 28. Somehow, Atabhisingh80, created on June 1, found this draft within just four hours and made their first and only edit to it:.

When the draft got tagged for CSD, Rodrickret popped up to edit the page and remove the tag:. See also this attempt to prevent deletion by Ericdaster:

There are other behavioral similarities between Ericdaster and Rodrickret, including editing patterns and editing summaries (see, e.g., ).

Requesting CU to determine the connection between these accounts and to find any sleepers. GABgab 15:36, 31 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Added the IP, which created Draft:Dustin Fairbanks, Draft:Gerick Manalo, and Draft:Jagadish Yadav, all of which feature photos uploaded by Rodrickret. I am not requesting CU on the IP, of course. GABgab 18:20, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * - Endorsing my own request. Thanks, GABgab 15:36, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
 * - ~TNT (she/they • talk) 01:21, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Group 1
 * are ✅ to each other.


 * Group 2
 * are to each other.


 * Group 1 is very to Group 2.  ~TNT (she/they • talk) 01:26, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll kick things off by indeffing group 1. GABgab 03:03, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Also indeffing Nickyangau for blatant spamming, possibly MEAT. GABgab 03:08, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Not quite enough evidence to block Atabhisingh80. Closing without tags. GABgab 14:55, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * - I spoke too soon. Please check, who was created right after Ericdaster/Rodrickret were blocked and exhibits similar behavioral patterns (edit summaries, popping up on Draft:Dustin Fairbanks ). Thanks, GABgab 15:00, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yersod is ✅ to Ericdaster and Rodrickret plus the following accounts:
 * . It seems like we've decided Group 1 and Group 2 from above are different people. If so, I would rename this case under Ericdaster, the oldest of the confirmed accounts. Pinging . Mz7 (talk) 03:53, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Case moved, socks tagged, closing. GABgab 16:20, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * . It seems like we've decided Group 1 and Group 2 from above are different people. If so, I would rename this case under Ericdaster, the oldest of the confirmed accounts. Pinging . Mz7 (talk) 03:53, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Case moved, socks tagged, closing. GABgab 16:20, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Case moved, socks tagged, closing. GABgab 16:20, 4 September 2021 (UTC)